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Business of Design Week

Hong Kong, 2 - 7 December 2019

Designers and Speakers

Sir John Sorrell CBE

Sir John Sorrell CBE has championed the UK’s creative industries for more than 50 years and served as a UK Business Ambassador for the sector for 10 years. His numerous roles include President of London Design Biennale and Chairman of London Design Festival. He will lead the biggest UK design delegation of over 100 businesses and the country’s leading designers to the Business of Design Week 2019 in Hong Kong.

	Anya Hindmarch CBE Fashion accessories designer and Chief Creative Officer of Anya Hindmarch, and one of the PM’s Business Ambassador for Creative Industries.

	Edward Barber OBE & Jay Osgerby OBE Founders of design and architecture studio Barber & Osgerby whose research-led practice has developed collections for Cappellini, Magis, Vitra, Venini, Swarovski, Flos and Established & Sons.

	Paul Priestman Founder and Chairman of PriestmanGoode whose work includes a wide range of projects across infrastructure, transport and hospitality design, including the New Tube for London, Airbus, Heathrow T5 and Hong Kong metro.

	Thomas Heatherwick CBE Founder of Heatherwick Studio, the internationally renowned design studio best known for projects such as the UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, the 2012 Olympic Cauldron and the award-winning Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town, a disused grain silo transformed into a spectacular new museum.